masquerader

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Noun
  • One of the more famous actors to save the day on the big screen, Henry Cavill debuted as Superman in 2013's Man of Steel.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 July 2025
  • Her storied turn as Lisa, who was famously married eight times throughout the show, makes Fulton one of the longest-running soap opera actors in American television.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • One stuntman on New Amsterdam was directed to pantomime with me but refused.
    Jon Hart, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
  • It must be said, however, that the performance sensibility is somewhere between English pantomime and a Nickelodeon sitcom.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • In an ’87 landscape of Eddie Van Halen and Jimmy Page clones, Santiago had no desire to be another poser.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
  • Mohammed's character Hugh has to snort cocaine during the trio's initial meeting with the gangster Fly (Paddy Considine) to prove that the trio aren't posers.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • Bead by bead, maskers take months crafting intricate tapestries, rich in symbolism and allegory, before constructing them into ceremonial garments ready for war.
    Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
  • But for every masker getting their flowers, dozens more remain in the shadows, their artistry largely unrecognized beyond their community.
    Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Once Phoenix and Colbert get close to the film, however, Phoenix mimes getting up to leave.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 July 2025
  • As for populating those living Polaroids, dancers and mimes were hired so that they were better trained to stand still in the correct positions.
    Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • The revival's planned 11th season was canceled after Barr, who played the titular matriarch of the working-class Conner family, sent a tweet likening Valerie Jarrett, a former advisor to President Barack Obama, to an ape.
    Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • With that, there’s plenty of weight on the ape’s shoulders, but the developers at Nintendo are confident that DK is up to the task.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Chloe Fineman is becoming Saturday Night Live's resident master impressionist.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum fills in the gaps, connecting the old world to the new with impressionists and abstract pioneers.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The hat will be put to good use this weekend when Hager pays tribute to Red Skelton, the late pantomimist and radio and television comedian.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Image Reo King Sanshiro, a pantomimist, was standing outside a Chinese restaurant on a busy street in Kumamoto City.
    New York Times, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2017
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“Masquerader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerader. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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